Hello. After getting readings of 12-20 , I now ride everyday(10-20k) , this
gets me down to 4-6, much better(after a ride), the exercise helps the
circulation , especially useful to the feet ( a danger area for people with
diabetes) anyway bicyling and walking fromm what I have read is the best
exercise , just don't go to low ,below 4 , I sometimes take a coke
(softdrink) in the middle of the ride, bye for now WARREN
"Steve Jay" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:G'day all, and thanks in advance for the bandwidth.
I've been a commuter cyclists for a number of years, with a bit of a
side interest in cycle touring when I can get the time, but in Feb this
year, after 6 months of feeling to much like rubbish to ride, I was
diagnosed with diabetes.The medication I've been placed on, Amaryl, states in the literature
that comes with it, that "sustained exercise is contraindicated" and
this has been born out by taking the dog for long walk sometimes
dropping my blood sugar to pre-meal levels.My question is, are there any cyclists out there with a similar
experience and tips for how to enjoy a normal cycling life (like going
on 50s and 100s occassionally, and training sufficiently for them) and
how to balance the medication. Also, atypical symptoms of losing weight
in the lead-up to diagnosis indicate possibly the so-called type 1.5
(adult onset auto-immune diabetes) so I can't afford to burn too much
fat as this contributes to a rapid rise in cholesterol.My GP and diabetes educator know little about cycling and look at me
strangely when I ask this question - as if to ask why anybody would want
to do a 50, 100 or 200 ;-)Feel free to reply by email (regarding the address: remove "undies"
first) and thanks for any help forthcoming.Steve Jay